Overview
- Adif says a Málaga–Madrid high‑speed train derailed near Adamuz and moved onto an adjacent track, striking a Madrid–Huelva service as both trains then left the rails.
- Reported tolls diverge: RTVE cites at least 24 dead and 73 injured, Reuters reports 21 dead and about 100 injured via interior ministry sources, and COPE puts the deaths at 39.
- Spain’s transport minister calls the crash “extremely strange,” noting the straight section was refurbished in May 2025 and the derailed train was relatively new.
- High‑speed traffic on the Madrid–Andalusia corridor is suspended as emergency crews work at the site and reception centers for relatives operate in several cities.
- The trains were operated by Iryo (a Freccia 1000 set) and Renfe, with about 317 passengers on the Málaga–Madrid service and roughly 100 on the Madrid–Huelva train around 19:40–19:45 local time.